Estimating cause-specific mortality in Madagascar: an evaluation of death notification data from the capital city

Estimating cause-specific mortality in Madagascar: an evaluation of death notification data from the capital city

Abstract Background Trends in cause-specific mortality in most African countries are currently estimated from epidemiological models because the coverage of the civil registration system is low and national statistics on causes of death are unreliable at the national level. We aim to evaluate the pe...

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Main Authors: Bruno Masquelier, Gilles Pison, Julio Rakotonirina, Anjarasoa Rasoanomenjanahary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
Mortality
Causes of death
Antananarivo
Madagascar
Death records
Vital registration
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-019-0190-z

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